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by Glenn Blaylock on April 13th, 2009

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Who here wants to join me in congratulating President Obama for the way he handled the situation with the Somali Pirates and the captain of the Maersk Alabama?

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  • by Nightwatchdog on April 13th, 2009

    Nightwatchdog

    Congrat's Mr. President.

    But it is not enough - we have to put these assholes out of business once and for all - and if we have to send in the Marines to do it then so be it.

    Really, I'm an Obama supporter but we're not doing enough to get these bastards - hell, it's the 21st. century we are talking about here - not the 17th., it's time for the Navies of the world to put an end to this foolishness and to hang these pirates from their own ships masts!

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  • by Glenn Blaylock on April 13th, 2009

    Glenn Blaylock

    While I don't care much for many of President Obama's policies, I must compliment him for the right call with respect to the pirates. He did not pay them off. Now three are dead thanks to Navy snipers and the captain is safe. So, good job all around. Now, the international community needs to put more pressure on these pirates and put them out of business rather than continuing to pay their ransoms.

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  • by Anonymous on April 13th, 2009

    Great Job, Mr. Obama. I'm glad you were in charge during the criis, and not Bush.

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  • by kat on April 15th, 2009

    kat

    I do!!Watch cnn not fox.They were silent on his input,until after the captain was safe.It`s a good thing!!

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  • by Tveg on April 15th, 2009

    Tveg

    Definitely! I also think it is good that initial restraint was shown as the captain might not be here anymore if they weren't as methodical.

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  • by Im Alec has abandoned this account on April 13th, 2009

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    No. Just as we cannot condemn the President for everything that happens on his watch, we should not congratulate him in every tiny detail either. That was a Navy matter: the Navy handled the affair from the beginning, and the Navy generated the right outcome. Congratulations are due to the Naval commanders in the field and perhaps to their immediate superiors.

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  • by Cyanotic Wasp on October 31st, 2009

    Cyanotic Wasp

    Since this Q has popped up because of a recent answer, and I didn't see it the first time ...

    Most of my congratulations for the entire "handling" of this incident go to the captain and crew of the Maersk Alabama itself as the attack began. That is, the captain became the point man and sole hostage, instead of the crew, who had resisted capture and then made good their escape.

    After that, I give all credit to the Navy Commander and his crew -- and snipers -- for their on-the-scene handling.

    Obama looked good on TV, as usual.

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  • by Glenn Blaylock on April 23rd, 2009

    Glenn Blaylock

    While I am leaving my original answer up so that people can see my initial reaction to this event, I am going to have to withdraw my congratulations of Obama's handling of the situation. Certain sources are reporting a very different perspective on what really happened in this situation. While these sources can't be confirmed as of yet, they provide a picture that is much more in keeping with my perception of President Obama. Basically, he issued orders that actually prevented the Navy personnel from taking advantage of opportunities to take out the pirates sooner, thus prolonging the standoff. It was only when the commander of the USS Bainbridge got tired of it and took matters into his own hands that the situation was resolved.

    Of course, the administration took credit for the success, just as they would have hung the commander out to dry had it not worked. So, here is to Commander Frank X. Castellano, the true leader in the crisis.

    http://legionpost139.blog.com/4825281/
    http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/1027

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  • by NeverWas on April 23rd, 2009

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    I'm glad it turned out the way that it did, but I don't see it as particularly impressive on Obama's part. It doesn't take a genius to say "let's kill those pirates with our vastly superior special ops teams". These aren't military men from some rogue nation, they are pirates. They don't have any political support at all. It's no great feat of leadership or politics to order the killing of pirates. In fact, you really can't go wrong anytime you endorse it, even if they haven't provoked you.

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  • by Corgingus on April 16th, 2009

    Corgingus

    Congratulations President OBAMA

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  • by Capt. Jack Sparrow GALCIY on April 15th, 2009

    Capt. Jack Sparrow GALCIY

    Not I.
    I'm in no way certain he had anything worthwhile to contribute to the outcome aside from not getting in the way or using his office to block those that DID get the job done.
    If he is to impress me he's gonna have to develop an effective policy to deal with the reasons the situation developed the way it did in the first place.

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  • by anddeb on April 13th, 2009

    anddeb

    He did nothing. Why give him credit for what others did. I give him no credit or honor at all.

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  • by Does it matter? on April 13th, 2009

    Does it matter?

    i won't I'm not sure he did anything except allowing the navy to do its job, however i dont believe his intention was to allow them to be shot he just wasn't specific enough.

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  • by Someguy on April 13th, 2009

    Someguy

    Whereas he is the Commander-in-Chief and the Navy did a great job, why did it take 4 days to resolve this? Up until this encounter, we didn't negotiate with terrorists. Now we do. THAT is the legacy here.

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  • by Twisted Taco on April 13th, 2009

    Twisted Taco

    Not me. First, we need to find out what was in the haul of that ship that warranted half of the Navy to be deployed to the site. My ass says, it was a ship full of weapons to instigate trouble in some country the US wants to get its hands on

    There's always a hell of lot more to every story than FOX News tells you

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  • by malevolentbutticklis on October 31st, 2009

    malevolentbutticklis

    I do not wish to join you in congratulating President Obama. How low do expectations have to be such that Obama is due congratulations when he doesn't reward pirates with millions of dollars? Why isn't there ridicule and laughter at the thought that the proper thing to do with pirates isn't to kill them? The real question is why doesn't the Navy have a standing order to kill pirates? From where I stand the lack of a standing order can only mean the USA is soft on pirates.

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  • by sassie on April 15th, 2009

    sassie

    + for you Glenn, and you Captain Jack. I remember meeting Rocky Sickmann (I think I spelled his last name right) soon after the Iran hostages came home.

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  • by DJ_Kremlin on November 1st, 2009

    DJ_Kremlin

    Congrats King for hiding from the problem for several days while our wonderful military took care of the problem.

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